Primary Studies On Tree Peony Culture And Application In The Buddhist Temple Gardens

Tree peony is endemic to China and deeplyloved by Chinese people. With the development of social economy, the researches on tree peony become more and more rich. However, the research on its application in the field of religion is very limited. Buddhist temple garden is an important part of Chinese classical gardens.This thesis is mainly about the relationship of tree peony and Buddhism garden. It is made up of following parts:First, the thesis analyses the reasons why tree peony appeared in the Buddhism temples in several aspects:China's natural conditions,morphyical and biological characteristics, medicinal and edible value of Buddhism in China,the localization of Buddhism in China,Buddhism everyday life, and the penetration and impact of Private Gardens, the Royal Gardens and Temple Gardens etc.Second, the ancient books, poems and ancient tree peony plants were also presented in order to demonstrate the relationship between tree peony and Buddhist temple gardens.Third, the author presented the three major utilization ways of the tree peony in the Buddhist temple gardens, including the ornamental planting, the flower arrangement before Buddha and the decoration ways of tree peony in the temple gardens.Fourth, several tree peony gardens in well-known Buddhist temples throughout China for examples,such as Baima Temple,Ci'en Temple,Jietai Temple, were selected to support the analysis.The author get the following conclusions base on above analysis based on above works:First, tree peony has long been selected to be a temple garden plants, ans was deeply loved by monks and people.Second, the application of tree peony can be divided into five stages:the initial period (Han Sui), beginning period (Tang), peak period (Song), mature (Ming) and the resumption of development period (from the reform and opening year to now).Third, Buddhist temples are of great significance for ancient peony resource protection.Fourth, decorative patterns of tree peony in buddhist temples mainly includes realistic pattern and decorative pattern, of which the latter more common. Generally they are shown through painting, sculpture and other forms of being in Buddhist temples.Finally, the thesis points out that the way of tree peony application in Chinese Buddhist temples is monotonous and lack of professional mangment.hoping to strengthen the research on the application of the historical, cultural implications and cultivation and conservation technology.